The Menu
A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.
- Released:
- Runtime: 108 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, Horror
- Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Fiennes, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau, John Leguizamo, Judith Light, Rob Yang, Reed Birney, Janet McTeer, Aimee Carrero, Paul Adelstein, Mark St. Cyr, Rebecca Koon, Peter Grosz, Christina Brucato, Adam Aalderks
- Director: Mark Mylod
Comments
- taborfreddy - 23 June 2024
Fun to watch!
For me, the film was just fun to watch; I've watched it on multiple occasions. It has become one of my go-to-films when I can't think of any new stuff I'm interested in watching. With that aside, i think you have to go into this film realizing, that, it is a fiction. When you realize that, the plot holes really doesn't matter.
I would treat this film like any other horror or thriller that defiles logic.
Some examples of movies that I've enjoyed with scenes that defies logic and science would be The Chain Saw Massacre, Pet Cemetery, and the Friday the 13th movies. If nothing else, you'll get a few laughs out of it, and you get to imagine how you would escape if you were in a situation like that - i do that when i watch other silly horror movies. - poulomihari - 11 May 2024
Was intrigued by social media, and found it one of the most memorable tales of all time
This movie is a wonderful commentary about art and artist. An art is savoured by all- some enjoy it, some dislike it, and many people are simply cluless. Yet, most people pretend they understand the art MORE than the artist. It is this pretense that bothers the artist. Sooner or later they begin to loose the fun of creating something unique. What people fail to realize is that an artist is also a mad person. There's a hunger in their eyes, to be appriciated for once. They want an honest opinion, not reviews or criticisms, not even fan worship- they just want to be appriciated for what they have done. As somebody pointed out, the art can be anything- fashion, movies, music.... But the artist simply craves for genuine appriciation.
*spoilers*
The story is about a highly accomplished Chef who has 'lost it'. His passion has died out and he can no longer put up with his pretentious customers. Since he runs a very high-end exclusive restaurant, his customers are people who are rich enough to afford it. And yet these customers know not even a dime about what he does or how. Even the food-critic he had invited was trying to figure out the greatness in his food which was purposely made bad. The chef gave her two extra servings of one of his bad soup because she claimed it had some meaning (lmao). Then there was this foodie who literally worshipped the chef, was willing to die even just so he could taste his dishes. He knew a lot about food and constantly bragged about how good it tasted, interjecting about all the ingridients that were used and the presentation of it all. But when he was finally given a chance to cook, he showed to everyone that he knew nothing. As a person who knows cooking, this kinda filled me with rage. I have personally dealt with people who'll have all the opinion about food and yet, couldn't cook for life. Then there are others, who are just there for the hype and know nothing. They pay for the experience- the feel of royalty; to hold the power of luxury, unaware of what makes it a luxury....
So eventually a tired, defeated, unhappy and exasperated Chef loses his mind and decides 'to hell with it'. He executes a meticulous mass murder plan, involves his loyal subordinates and invites some of his most long-time customers. There are his regulars who can't recall even a single dish, his investors, foodies, food-columnist/critic, a failed film-star who he thought should retire because his art has degraded. Amidst this hell, there's an unexpected guest- a hooker played by Anya Taylor Joy, who wasn't supposed to be there but gets entangled in the drama. She doesn't belong to this world and doesn't buy into the hype. She sees the whole thing from an outsider's perspective and finds it bizzare. As the killings begin she realizes she has been trapped in a chaotic mess where a mad-man is willing to doom everyone only because he doesn't feel appriciated anymore. And thus she has to find a way to get out.
I personally believe this is one of the finest tales that has come out in recent years, and it will go on to gain a cult status in future. This movie is a commentary about art afterall. We have seen plenty of superhero movies and heard plenty of nasty songs to know that this is something different. Stories like this come out only once in a blue moon. For it was one of the rare instances where the story was not a treasure hunt. There was no puzzle to solve, no horcruxes to find, no dragons to tame. It was simply, a movie with a good story.....
